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Danton's Death
Play
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 02, 1938
Closing Date
Nov 19, 1938
Performances
21
Play
Drama
Revival
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Open Date: Nov 02, 1938
Close Date: Nov 19, 1938
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Mercury Theatre
(Nov 02, 1938 - Nov 19, 1938)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Orson Welles
and
John Houseman
Music by
Marc Blitzstein
; Written by
Geoffrey Dunlop
; from the German of
Georg Buchner
Staged by
Orson Welles
Scenic Design by
Jan Tichacek
William Alland
Servant to Danton
Ellen Andrews
Voice in the Street
Richard Baer
Convention Attendant
Fay Baker
Voice in the Street
Edgar Barrier
Camille Desmoulins
John Berry
Gaoler
Joseph Cotten
Barrere
Helen Coule
Voice in the Street
George Duthie
1st Old Man
President of the Convention
Ross Elliott
Convention Attendant
Morgan Farley
Heralut De Sechelles
Ruth Ford
Rosalie
Arlene Francis
Marion
Martin Gabel
Danton
Sparke Hastings
Member of the Convention
Arthur Hoffe
Voice in the Street
Guy Kingsley
Lacroix
William Mowry
Member of the Convention
Edgerton Paul
Servant to Danton
Stanley Poss
Servant to Danton
Stephen Roberts
Member of the Convention
Erskine Sanford
Philppeau
2nd Old Man
Sanford Siegel
Voice in the Street
Vladimir Sokoloff
Robespierre
Anna Stafford
Julie
Fred Thompson
Voice in the Street
Evelyn Wahl
Lucile
Orson Welles
St. Just
Mary Wickes
Christine
Richard Wilson
Legendre
Eustace Wyatt
Fouquier
Understudy:
Betty Garrett
(Christine)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Orson Welles
and
John Houseman
Music by
Marc Blitzstein
; Written by
Geoffrey Dunlop
; from the German of
Georg Buchner
Staged by
Orson Welles
Scenic Design by
Jan Tichacek
William Alland
Servant to Danton
Ellen Andrews
Voice in the Street
Richard Baer
Convention Attendant
Fay Baker
Voice in the Street
Edgar Barrier
Camille Desmoulins
John Berry
Gaoler
Joseph Cotten
Barrere
Helen Coule
Voice in the Street
George Duthie
1st Old Man
President of the Convention
Ross Elliott
Convention Attendant
Morgan Farley
Heralut De Sechelles
Ruth Ford
Rosalie
Arlene Francis
Marion
Martin Gabel
Danton
Sparke Hastings
Member of the Convention
Arthur Hoffe
Voice in the Street
Guy Kingsley
Lacroix
William Mowry
Member of the Convention
Edgerton Paul
Servant to Danton
Stanley Poss
Servant to Danton
Stephen Roberts
Member of the Convention
Erskine Sanford
Philppeau
2nd Old Man
Sanford Siegel
Voice in the Street
Vladimir Sokoloff
Robespierre
Anna Stafford
Julie
Fred Thompson
Voice in the Street
Evelyn Wahl
Lucile
Orson Welles
St. Just
Mary Wickes
Christine
Richard Wilson
Legendre
Eustace Wyatt
Fouquier
Understudy:
Betty Garrett
(Christine)
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